CHICAGO -- Jeff Samardzija doesn't have the won-loss record that would justify being considered an All-Star, but Cubs manager Rick Renteria feels the right-hander should be on the National League team.

Samardzija ranks seventh in the NL with a 2.53 ERA, and seventh in strikeouts with 97. He just hasn't gotten any run support. The right-hander has received one or zero runs of support in eight of his 16 starts, and has a 2.82 ERA in those outings. He has a 1.63 ERA in eight starts at Wrigley Field, but he's just 1-3 in those games.

"If the question is, would I recommend him? Yes," Renteria said when asked if Samardzija should be on the All-Star team. "Would I be criticized for it? It really wouldn't matter. He's pitched extremely well. He's among the top 10 pitchers in ERA. We haven't scored a whole lot of runs for him.